We managed to mostly sleep through the night, thanks to earplugs and the ceiling fans. We still got up pretty early and went to breakfast. After sufficient coffee and some food we grabbed our snorkel gear and headed to Shark Bay to see some fish. Maybe we should have thought a little bit more about the title "Shark Bay." I am not sure what I expected but it probably wasn't standing in knee deep water and having several three to four foot sharks circle my legs. ...

We had our first early morning in ages. We woke at 5am and left Daphne and Trevor's at 5:30 to drive 289K to Gladstone to catch our boat out to Heron Island. Heron Island is a tiny island 89K off the East Coast. The Island is a 42 acre coral cay within the Capricorn Island group and sits just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. It is located in the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef. The waters surrounding the island support around 900 of the 1,500 fish specie...

We said our goodbye to the A's – Angela, Andrew, Austin and April and hit the road. Our destination today is Hervey Bay which is 300k North of Brisbane. We did not have any sights marked on our route today so we were just to see what we could see on the way. We are staying with Lesley's Sister and her Husband this evening who I understand are unique and interesting people. Our first stop was the Etamagah Pub. This is a wacky building designed after a buil...

We drove 15 minutes into Brisbane today and spent the day at markets and walking through a botanical garden. We parked on one side of the river and went to the South Bank Market. We then walked across the Brisbane River on a pedestrian bridge to the city side. We strolled through a botanical garden that actually looked more like a city park. We came out of the garden unto Eagle Street and ate lunch and spent some time walking around the Eagle street market. I bou...

Matt is a musician who can cook. It is a great combination. He has a little recording studio in his house that is full of guitars including a homemade wooden one that he used to play in shows. His band-mates named it The Caveman. We did not get to hear him play but he did make us a great breakfast. We all decided to go to Byron Bay for lunch and meet up with a friend of Matt and Narelle's who is in Australia for a wedding. On the way there, we passed The Big Pr...